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Sun, 24 Oct 2021 20:47:45 -0700
PM, officials detained, internet down in apparent Sudan coup
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's interim prime minister and a number of senior government officials were arrested Monday, the information ministry said, describing the actions as a military coup.The internet in the country was largely cut off and military forc...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 19:52:39 -0700
Trudeau uses pandemic-plagued supply chains in free trade pitch to ASEAN
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the spectre of gnarled global supply chains in a bid Sunday to a bloc of Southeast Asian nations to win them over on a free trade deal.Trudeau has long sought a trade deal with the 10-nation bloc, which i...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 17:12:00 -0700
Manitoba Moose edge Grand Rapids Griffins on Gustafsson shootout winner
WINNIPEG — David Gustafsson scored the shootout winner as the Manitoba Moose defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins 3-2 Sunday afternoon in the American Hockey League.Moose (3-2-0) goaltender Arvid Holm made 21 saves and got an assist for his first AHL...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 16:38:00 -0700
LIfeLabs and union reach tentative three-year agreement; job action suspended
LifeLabs and the union representing its workers have reached a tentative three-year agreement, the parties announced Sunday. Details will be presented Monday to union members, followed by a vote, the B.C. General Employees’ Union said in a stat...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 16:30:22 -0700
Military to support Saskatchewan with up to six critical care nursing officers
The Canadian Armed Forces says it's prepared to support Saskatchewan with up to six critical care nursing officers, who it says will be deployed to intensive care units.The military also says it will provide medical air transport for in-province and ...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 14:08:45 -0700
Demonstrators support Irving vs vaccine mandate at Nets game
NEW YORK (AP) — Demonstrators supporting Nets guard Kyrie Irving and protesting New York's vaccine mandate gathered outside Barclays Center on Sunday before Brooklyn's home opener.A few dozen people were in the plaza outside the arena, some chantin...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 13:52:48 -0700
Military arrives in Iqaluit to set up reverse osmosis water purification
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The Canadian Armed Forces says its members have arrived in Nunavut's capital to assist with the city's ongoing water emergency.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted Friday that he had spoken with Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq an...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 13:51:00 -0700
Driver dies in collision with bus transporting Miramichi Timberwolves hockey team
ASTLE, N.B. — The driver of a car died Sunday in a collision with a bus transporting the Miramichi Timberwolves Junior A hockey team on a New Brunswick road. The RCMP said in a release the crash occurred on Highway 8, in the small community of Astl...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 13:05:00 -0700
Stormy weather packing high winds forecast for Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER — BC Ferries has cancelled nearly two dozen sailings on Monday due to a forecast calling for high winds that are expected to batter swaths of Vancouver Island and the western part of Metro Vancouver.Cancellations will start at 5:15 a.m. o...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:19:41 -0700
Quebec outlines curriculum for revamped ethics and culture course
MONTREAL — A new course intended to replace Quebec's polarizing, long-standing ethics and religious culture curriculum will teach students how to be proud members of Quebec society, the province's Education Minister said Sunday.Jean-François Rober...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 09:46:45 -0700
Jay Black, singer for Jay and the Americans, dies at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Black, front man for the 1960s rock band Jay and the Americans, who crooned the soaring vocals to hits like "This Magic Moment," "Cara Mia" and "Come a Little Bit Closer," has died. He was 82. The band announced the death of Bla...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 09:29:41 -0700
Internal government analysis shows depth of reliance on now-defunct recovery benefit
OTTAWA — The majority of Canadian residents who received the federal Canada Recovery Benefit were continuous or repeat recipients of the now-ended aid program, An internal government analysis reveals. The assessment from Employment and Social Devel...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0700
Gorge swimmers report close encounters with seals
Some Gorge Waterway swimmers are reporting extremely close encounters with seals, ranging from frightening to delightful. Larry Cohen, a long-distance swimmer who trained almost daily in the Gorge waterway until recently, said one of his latest d...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0700
Higher rate of lung disease in Cowichan Valley linked to poor air quality
Cowichan Valley residents are being asked to refrain from burning woody debris, as their neighbours face higher-than-average rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. Such health concerns make people more vulnerable to the effect...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0700
Here’s what you need to know about Canada’s new vaccine passports
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this week that Canada will have a standardized vaccine passport, with costs for the document covered through the federal budget. But while the vaccine cards for many provinces and territories are already co...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0700
Jack Knox: Long given up for dead, he now calls Victoria home
Some good news: Ten years after disappearing in Ontario, and two after being found on the streets of downtown Victoria, a man long given up for dead by his family is finally home. It’s just that, unexpectedly, home turned out to be right here. ...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0700
Rashleigh family honoured for a century of farming
The Rashleigh family’s 100-year farming legacy was honoured Saturday with a Century Farm and Ranch Award from the province. A plaque was unveiled at Saanichton Farm on Stelly’s Cross Road to mark the family’s farming history on Vancouver Is...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0700
Obituary: Photographer recorded Island hockey for 30 years
Gordon Lee, a sports photographer who recorded Vancouver Island minor and Junior B hockey for more than 30 years, has died. Lee, 65, was found dead in his apartment on Oct. 16. An autopsy determined that he had died from internal bleeding. Lee ...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0700
Western inks letter of understanding with Island First Nations
Western Forest Products and the Nanwakolas Council, which represents the Tlowitsis, K’ómoks, Wei Wai Kum and We Wai Kai First Nations, have agreed to work together on developing a resource management plan for forest land in the central Vancouver...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0700
Company seeks rezoning to put 16 townhouses on single-family Nanaimo lot
A Nanaimo company is asking for a rezoning to build 16 townhouses on a single-family lot bordering Randerson Ridge Elementary School in north Nanaimo. Seward Developments, on behalf of Black Squirrel Developments Ltd., wants to rezone a long, nar...



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